Writing in the New York Review of Books, the Italian journalist Claudio Gatti claims to have discovered the name of the writer who calls herself Elena Ferrante. [‘The Story of the Lost Child,’ review: Elena Ferrante’s final — key — volume]“My Brilliant Friend: Neapolitan Novels, Book One,” by Elena Ferrante (Europa Editions)For female writers, privacy is particularly important. The Italian writer who calls herself Elena Ferrante addressed this issue by writing under a pseudonym. Men do not read books by women; women read books by men. “Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey,” by Elena Ferrante (Europa Editions)Ferrante’s decision to write under an assumed name is not a whim.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2016 17:20 UTC